expectations

noun
UK /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/
US /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/

Things you think will happen or that someone should do.

My parents have high expectations for my schoolwork.

SYNONYMS

hopesbeliefsassumptionsanticipationspredictions

RELATED WORDS

expectexpectedexpectantexpectancy

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The standards people think someone should meet.

The teacher set clear expectations for the class.

3. The feeling that something good is going to happen.

There was a sense of expectation before the show began.

4. In math, the average value you would expect to get.

We learned how to find the expectation of a number game.